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I'm back! I wasn't actually gone -- my star expired, and I hadn't budgeted for another donation for awhile. Then I forgot. Then time passed. You know how it is...
Anyway, I some have chronic digestive system troubles that have been getting somewhat worse every year. After a particularly nasty bout recently that I weathered at home, I changed my diet to almost nothing but Japanese cuisine.
At first it was bland, since I had been previously eating a lot of Indian food, but after a week of nothing but toast and applesauce (and bananas and rice...) when I was ill, flavors became more apparent. Now even just dashi and udon noodles are quite tasty.
Here's some of what I've been making (I usually make a small amount of 1-3 of these per meal) Miso soup (with tofu) Udon or soba noodles with ponzu dipping sauce Mizutaki (chicken stew, usually turns out like something between a nabe hotpot and an oden soup, or like chicken sukiyaki) Tamagoyaki (sweet rolled egg omelet) Daigakuimo (Fried candied sweet potatoes) Gyoza (potstickers -- I use ground turkey, napa, scallions, and plenty of garlic) Okonomiyaki (kind of like an egg/pancake-like egg foo yung) Yakitori (broiled marinated chicken and leek skewers) Nirareba (chicken liver, leeks and scallions in sauce! First time I've ever liked liver!) Tempura (breaded, deep fried chicken, shrimp and vegetables) Chuwan Mushi (steamed egg/dashi custard with various fillings inside) Furofuki Daikon (dashi-simmered Daikon with a sweet red miso sauce) Fresh Spring Rolls (more a Thai dish, but the rice wrappers are so cool...) Various nigiri and maki sushi Onigiri rice balls with (imitation) crab and shio-zuke pickled vegetables inside Steamed or Baked Bao Buns (okay...it's Chinese. But they eat them in Japan. I use turkey or mushrooms and cashews as a filling) Copious amounts of rice About a Quart of Green Tea every day Moderate amounts of sake on weekends
My digestion has improved by leaps and bounds. I can always eat enough to fill myself up at meals again. I've had no more debilitating symptomatic issues, and I'm just all-around feeling a lot better. The more miso I eat, the more I like it. My dietary experiment continues...
Bonus discovery of the month: Sake doesn't seem to give me a hangover! :)
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